PMID: 2096853Sep 1, 1990Paper

Etiology and outcome of acute viral hepatitis in Korean adults

Journal of Korean Medical Science
H S LeeC Y Kim

Abstract

One hundred and sixteen Korean adults with biopsy-proven acute viral hepatitis were studied to determine the etiology and the outcome of the disease using paired sera obtained during acute and convalescent phases. The prevalence of acute viral hepatitis A, B, D and non-A non-B were 3.4%, 60.3%, 0.9% and 35.3%, respectively: hepatitis B virus infection was the most common cause and the hepatitis D virus superinfection was almost negligible. Only eleven (26.8%) of 41 patients with AVH NANB were negative for all serological markers of HBV. The rest (73.2%) were positive for at least one HBV marker: HBsAg was positive in 31.7%. Therefore, the presence of HBV serologic markers in the sera does not exclude the diagnosis of AVH NANB in Korea. In patients with acute viral hepatitis B, 27% remained positive for HBsAg. Chronic hepatitis developed in 12.8% and 17% patients with acute hepatitis B and non-A non-B, respectively. Progression to chronic hepatitis in patients with acute viral hepatitis B and non-A non-B occurred more commonly, although statistically not significant, in male sex and in patients who did not have clinical jaundice during the acute phase and who showed bridging necrosis in their liver biopsies. Age did not influenc...Continue Reading

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Oct 22, 2009·The Korean journal of gastroenterology = Taehan Sohwagi Hakhoe chi·Jeong Han KimHo Sang Ryu
Dec 27, 2007·The Korean Journal of Hepatology·Hyung Min KangDong Ho Lee
Dec 16, 2006·The Korean Journal of Parasitology·Sung-Weon Cho, Haneul Nari Lee
Apr 7, 2010·The Korean Journal of Hepatology·So Young Kwon
Apr 7, 2010·The Korean Journal of Hepatology·Hee Bok ChaeHyung Joon Yim
Dec 1, 1991·Kisaengch'unghak chapchi. The Korean journal of parasitology·H J YangY H Paik
Mar 29, 2019·The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine·Sun Young Yim, Ji Hoon Kim
Sep 26, 2017·Clinical and Molecular Hepatology·Eun Ju ChoYoon Jun Kim

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